MinibowMatt Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 I am getting my heater tomorrow for the contest. Im going stock, so i need a heater that will fit into the tank, be submersible and be reliable. Im partial to the tronic 25W heater. What do you use, what do you like if you were buying new? Link to comment
Casabubu Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 well, for the pico contest I bought the visi-therm 25w model. Its only 6.5" long and I have had good expierience with these heaters before. Link to comment
jmt Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Ambient. Room. Temperature. Link to comment
Daemonfly Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Hagen Thermal 25w. A little tricky to set, as they have no temp #s on the dial, but thats just when first adjusted. Link to comment
MinibowMatt Posted October 13, 2005 Author Share Posted October 13, 2005 Ambient. Room. Temperature. actually JMT, i have it at ART now. its fine while the lights are on, but its getting cold here and the tank has been dropping to 70 at night. the mini-therm is definetly the smallest heater, but i remember hearing some bad stuff about it. Any other small heaters? Link to comment
icenine Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 I bought an 50 w aga.... it's only 6 1/2 incehes as well. Link to comment
supernip Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Im going to use the hydor mat thing. Link to comment
LuckyCircle Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 i'm going to use the Finnex 25W heater. i've tested it and it works great, and its fairly small too(4.5") and fully submersible. http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merchant2/m...Code=Finnexheat hope this helps. Link to comment
noone Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 i'm going to use the Finnex 25W heater. i've tested it and it works great, and its fairly small too(4.5") and fully submersible. http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merchant2/m...Code=Finnexheat hope this helps. yes, is the best!!! Link to comment
cybaix Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Is it possible to cram it in the AquaClear 30? Link to comment
MinibowMatt Posted October 13, 2005 Author Share Posted October 13, 2005 I saw that finnex for the first time today.. i had never heard of it before, and i wasnt sure what to make of it... does it hold temp well? I ended up getting the Tronic 50W... Link to comment
jmt Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 That Finnex heater is pretty neat. I had no idea it even existed. Link to comment
Sebea Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I ended up not getting the finnex because I read that it keeps the temp. withing 2 degrees of where it is set. Too much risk IMO. Also, I went with a 50watt Jager. Link to comment
melbourne Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I ended up not getting the finnex because I read that it keeps the temp. withing 2 degrees of where it is set. Too much risk IMO. Also, I went with a 50watt Jager. I use the visi-therm stealth heaters on my nano's, they can mount horiztonally and can be placed behind the rock work and are black so if you use a black backed tank they don't stand out as much. -Mike Link to comment
adinsxq Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 i stopped buying heaters. what a waste of money jmt's right. Link to comment
MrAnderson Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 hydor theo 25w is 6 inches long from tip of dial to tip, smallest I could find. Link to comment
Daemonfly Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 i stopped buying heaters. what a waste of money jmt's right. This, of course, only works if your ambient room temperature is at proper reef temps If I did that, the tank would be swinging from 82 after full day with lights, to about 70 at night. Link to comment
mickey85 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 my ambient temps are anywhere from 70-75* and swing that far...so I installed a wee little heater on my empty 2.5G tank just to get it set, etc. checked it today, it had cranked the temp up to 95*!!!!! yeah, I'll be going ambient temps for the competition. Link to comment
MrAnderson Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 This, of course, only works if your ambient room temperature is at proper reef temps If I did that, the tank would be swinging from 82 after full day with lights, to about 70 at night. Yea but for a tank this size the powerheads can contribute a lot of heat. I had 2 microjets in a 6gal eclipse and they kept the temp around 78degF. One microjet in my pico keeps it at 82degF. So I agree that a heater in most pico tanks is unnecessary. Link to comment
cybaix Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Yea but for a tank this size the powerheads can contribute a lot of heat. I had 2 microjets in a 6gal eclipse and they kept the temp around 78degF. One microjet in my pico keeps it at 82degF. So I agree that a heater in most pico tanks is unnecessary. Even if you are using an AquaClear 30 HOB? I am trying to decide on if I should get a heater or not ( I live in Colorado :\ ). Link to comment
aznr3m1x Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Even if you are using an AquaClear 30 HOB? I am trying to decide on if I should get a heater or not ( I live in Colorado :\ ). im with ya dude, im in canada and its getting into the cold season..my 2.5G cycling right now..no heater and at night its around 70 during the day its around 76. Thinking if i get a PH hopefullly it can generate some heat and keep the tank at 72 at night. Link to comment
chipmaker Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 I have a few of those Hydor mat type heaters (7.5 watts), which work ok, but there is no setting temp on them, and they are adequate to heat the water up a few degrees higher than what the ambient room temp is.........which was fine with us during the summer months with air conditioning on........They would be super if there was some way to control the heat with a control on them.........I played with one of them in a tank of water prior to putting it in a setup tank, and no matter how hot or cold the room was the tanks temp never got above 80 degrees........ Link to comment
hyewiz Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 I just baught 50w AGA Heater http://www.all-glass.com/products/other/aga_heaters.shtml for my 2.5g Link to comment
aznr3m1x Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 i find in such a small tank...my PC lights and room temp should do it..no need for a heater Link to comment
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